How to Prevent Vishing? Voice Phishing Scams Explained!
Vishing is a form of cybercrime that aims to steal personal data over the phone.. Vishing, which is a mix that combines "voice" and "phishing"--is a phone-based phishing scam. Criminals typically seek your financial or personal information that they can exploit you. www.webroot.com/safe Since residential and commercial Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) users aren't required provide a caller ID number Vishing scams have become more frequent. In fact, over 40% of mobile calls were based on scams in the year 2019. Furthermore 75% of scam victims were contacted by criminals with their personal details. How Does Vishing Work? Vishing attackers usually use the spoofing of caller ID to fool victims into thinking that the phone call comes from an area code in the local area or an established business. They usually pretend to be an authentic source or official organization to entice victims into providing personal information. They can pretend to be your credit card or...